00 — Overview
API Rate Limiting & Abuse
Rate limiters protect APIs from brute force — but most rely on headers you control. Learn how attackers bypass IP-based limits with header spoofing and multi-header fingerprint rotation.
Beginner·35 min·6 tasks
// By the end of this module
→Understand how rate limiters identify clients and where that identification fails
→Bypass IP-based rate limits by spoofing X-Forwarded-For and related headers
→Rotate multi-header fingerprints to evade composite rate limit checks
→Automate PIN and credential brute force against rate-limited API endpoints
// Prerequisites
Complete these before starting this module for the best experience.